Anyone ever had to replace that middle bar on your double pedals due to ball joints getting flimsy and creating some nasty play between strokes? My left pedal is definitely starting to get less fluidity in its movement comparing to my right. When my DWs started doing that I replaced them with Iron Cobras. But I don't feel like buying a whole new set of pedals. Do you think I should replace that middle link bar, or do you have any ideas how to remedy this situation?

I'm sure the problem is just in energy loss while the motion is transferring from the pedal through the messed up link to the beater, so I'd try to get a new link. Loose parts are gonna take up some of the energy you put into it. Naturally, if you dont have a DW 9000 or an Axis or something like that which are made with zero loss of energy, you're gonna have some difference in the pedals, it may be a tiny difference that you dont even notice, in their top condition.

try venturing to the nearest machine shop and have them machine craft new ball joints. or try looking at any hardware store for new ball joints. kinda hard to find but who knows you might be lucky to find pairs or two. that's what i did on my very first custom made double pedals. try get some new bearings as well.

when practicing hard on double bassin' stuff i prefer using my 6 piece drum pad kit which has two single pedals in a real double bass configuration obviously. you know it helps prolonging the life span of our very expensive gears by not duking at them all the time.

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DT...oh plzzz!!! Wise up guys and get a true master of drums (pointing at VD hehe) while you still can!!!

Oh those ball joints on DW double pedals... I have to replace them with new ones every 8-10 months on my 5000's and now my 9000 started to have this problem- luckily i'm a friend of one DW dealer otherwise I'd be bankrupt...